Charge d’Affaires together with Team Thailand and Embassy staff
sent off H.E. Mr. Phankham Viphavanh, Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and his spouse for the official visit to Thailand.
On 1 June 2022, Ms. Jirusaya Birananda, Charge d’Affaires, a.i., together with Team Thailand and Embassy staff sent off H.E. Mr. Phankham Viphavanh, Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and his spouse at Wattay international airport for the official visit to Thailand as guests of the Royal Thai Government during 1 – 2 June 2022.
H.E. the Prime Minister of the Lao PDR is accompanied by several key members of his Cabinet, reflecting the importance of this official visit and the close and multi-dimensional cooperation between Thailand and the Lao PDR. The Prime Minister’s entourage also consists of leading members of the Lao private sector.
The official visit to Thailand by H.E. Mr. Phankham Viphavanh is his first as the Prime Minister of the Lao PDR and most timely since the two countries have agreed to elevate the bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership for Growth and Sustainable Development embracing various key priorities of cooperation. This will usher in a new era of the Thai-Lao bilateral relations. The visit will also provide an opportunity for leaders of both countries to forge closer relations and strategise the future direction of bilateral cooperation, especially in the context of recovery from adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as current volatile international situations.